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Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
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Life and career

Alexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria. He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen. His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja. He has expressed his surprise at the "lack of leadership" of Israel during the
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Filmography


As an actor

*'' To Be Twenty in the Aures'' (1972) *''César and Rosalie'' (1972) *'' Arrête ton cinéma'' (2016)


As a director

*' (1979) *' (1982) *' (1983) *'' Hold-Up'' (1985) *''Last Summer in Tangiers'' (1987) *' (1989) *''
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'' (1991) *''
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(Le Grand Pardon II)'' (1992) *'' Dis-moi oui...'' (1995) *' (1997) *''Return to Algiers'' (2000) *' (2002) *' (2004) *''Tu peux garder un secret?'' (2008) *' (2010) *'' What the Day Owes the Night'' (2012) *'' 24 Days'' (2014)


As a producer

*''Last Summer in Tangiers'' (1987) *''L'union sacrée'' (1989) *''C'est la vie'' (1990) *''Le Grand Pardon II'' (1992) *'' À la folie'' (1994) *'' Dis-moi oui...'' (1995) *'' Furia'' (1999) *''Return to Algiers'' (2000) *''Break of Dawn'' (2002) *''
High Tension ''High Tension'' (French: ''Haute Tension'', ; released in the United Kingdom as ''Switchblade Romance'') is a 2003 French slasher film directed by Alexandre Aja, co-written with Grégory Levasseur, and starring Cécile de France and Maïwenn, ...
'' (2003) *''Mariage mixte'' (2004) *''L'anniversaire'' (2005) *''Tu peux garder un secret?'' (2008) *''Comme les cinq doigts de la main'' (2010) *''Ce que le jour doit à la nuit'' (2012) *'' 24 Days'' (2014) *'' Arrête ton cinéma'' (2016)


References


Alexandre Arcady @ ECI Global Talent Management


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arcady, Alexandre 1947 births Living people Jewish French male actors French male film actors French film directors French film producers French male screenwriters French screenwriters People from Algiers Algerian Jews French people of Algerian-Jewish descent Pieds-Noirs